Here are a couple raw unedited tracks recorded at a live concert!The first tune comes from the classic Charlie And The Chocolate Factory film featuring Gene Wilder, and is entitled "Pure Imagination." Second is Cole Porter's "In The Still of The Night". Recorded from in the audience, so don't mind the "raw" recording sound quality! :)

Pure Imagination

In the Still of the Night

"In Between Moods" will be #12 on the next CMJ Jazz Chart, Issue 1135 of CMJ's New Music Report Magazine to be published in a few weeks. The album marks the debut of Canadian-born pianist and composer Tony Foster, and mixes up some inspired Foster originals with some cover tunes (where Foster pays tribute to some of his influences like Oscar Peterson and Ahmad Jamal) to create several different moods on the album.

The weekend host of CBC Radio's "Tonic" show, Tim Tamashiro (which airs on CBC Radio 2 from Monday to Sunday at 8pm (8:30 NT) named "In Between Moods" to his list of the "Top 10 albums of 2009"! Here are Tim's picks for '09 (he'll also play them on the Jan 1 edition of Tonic), in no particular order:

Due to much more radio airplay across North America, "In Between Moods" returns to the JazzWeek charts next week at #48!!! In addition, the album continues to move up the CMJ radio charts: up to #15 on CMJ Jazz Chart (Issue 1132)!

Starting 12am Pacific time on Wednesday November 24th until Monday November 29th, Tony Foster's 2009 jazz debut album "In Between Moods" is on special for $4.99 as a downloadable album over at CDBABY! (regular price is $9.99)

A review of "In Between Moods" has been posted over at an excellent blog called "This Is Book's Music" The blog provides "Music reviews, news, opinions + more"!

Some excerpts:"a trio album (the other musicians on here being Joe Poole on drums and Russell Botten on bass) that is truly a brilliant statement and piece of work."

"The musicianship is powerful, the recording sounds incredible""The 9-song strong In Between Moods (self-released) is an album of performances Foster, Poole, and Botten did for radio broadcasts, and the songs they play are just top notch."